Monthly Archives: May 2021

The Bible by Ethel Rohan

My deep thanks to Peter McDermott and the Irish Echo for including me in their long-running writer interview series. This was one of the more fun interviews I’ve done recently, and I hope you enjoy.

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Go On

I’m grateful to Courtney Harler and the ever excellent Masters Review for this thoughtful interview that touches on writing and publishing short stories, and on how we go on with our wounds.

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Any Wonder Left

Cleaning out her deceased father’s home in Dublin, a woman reluctantly accepts help from an unsettling stranger. I’m deeply grateful to World Literature Today for publishing a short story from my just-out collection In the Event of Contact. You can … Continue reading

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Win 2 Free Books

I am thrilled that In the Event of Contact is on BuzzFeed’s Summer Recommended Reading List along with these 27 delicious-sounding other books. Do these lists result in reads/sales? YES. At least they do for me as a book shopper … Continue reading

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Thank you, BuzzFeed!

I am beyond thrilled to be included among BuzzFeed‘s latest Book Recommendations and to receive this dream response to my stories from editor Arianna Rebolini. I’ve been reading her round ups and reviews for years and hoping, dreaming…

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That Thing Called Love

While he lived, I put everything into making my Irish dad proud. If I succeeded, he never let on. Such was his reticent way. But I think even he, a barman who never finished school, would get a kick out … Continue reading

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Beyond Story: The Places Imagination Can Take Us

As its author, In the Event of Contact keeps delivering surprises, and most are the best kind, largely around who the book is reaching and who’s supporting it. I’ve long admired and applauded Literary Hub, a robust site devoted to all … Continue reading

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Bay Area is Representing

Thank you Rosie Merlin and 7×7 Magazine for supporting Bay Area culture and spring/summer books. I’m delighted to be included in this list of 20 titles, especially alongside my fellow fictionistas, and added shout out to Natalie Baszile’s gorgeous and … Continue reading

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Book My If

Monkeybicycle hosts a great, trippy series ‘If My Book’ which I very much enjoy, and I’m delighted to now be included. Thank you, Steven Seighman and James Tate Hill.

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